Principal Digital Strategy Consultant

Backbase • Atlanta, GA

218d

About The Position

The Value Consulting team is a fast growing team of young, entrepreneurial and digital consultants that all earned their stripes at some of the best strategy firms around the globe. We are building a transformational selling & strategic advisory arm at Backbase. We operate at the intersection of financial services and digital business transformation, where we help our customers ride the waves of digital transformation successfully. In a consultative and collaborative approach, you will drive strategic consulting engagements with our customers - top-tier to mid-size banks and credit unions - to help address their most complex business and technological challenges. With your deep understanding of our customer's business models and expertise in the (digital) banking domain you will create a compelling long-term vision, laser-sharp financial business case and a value-driven implementation roadmap utilizing the Backbase Platform to its fullest extent. Ultimately, by directly engaging with and presenting in front of the executive teams of our customers, you will accelerate decision-making and help grow the long-term relationship with our customers successfully.

Requirements

• 8+ years of work experience as a (digital) strategy consultant for top strategy consultant firms or digital boutique consultancy firms.
• Experience in banking, payments, tech or SaaS is a plus.
• Superior analytical, quantitative and conceptual thinking skills.
• Significant experience with customer-centric methods such as lean start-up, design thinking, value proposition design and agile transformation.
• Expertise in financial analysis / ROI assessment and business case building.
• Experience in designing and optimizing banking processes and customer journeys following lean six sigma principles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent English speaking, writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to prioritize and plan effectively under pressure and in ambiguity.
• Willingness and motivation to travel on a regular basis.

Nice To Haves

• A can-do mentality.
• Street smart and digital savvy.
• Hands-on and self-motivated.
• Ability to spot commercial opportunities and translate these into solid presentations, pitches and/or tailored proposals.
• Courage to learn and share the learning process.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic customer engagements with top prospects and customers by delivering high impact sessions, workshops and (re-usable) materials and tools.
• Maintain a high level understanding of Backbase platform capabilities to advise and inspire teams and customers.
• Conduct best-in-class strategic and financial analysis with top-quality deliverables.
• Apply business design, management consulting and financial analysis best-practices and tools in a pragmatic approach.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest financial services and digital banking market trends and insights.
• Contribute to thought leadership in Backbase through sharing findings actively.
• Create and maintain Backbase-specific tools, content, frameworks and best-practices.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees